Kymberlie as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Kymberlie

What is the meaning of the name Kymberlie ?

The baby name Kymberlie is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced KIM-bər-lee (ˈKɪmbərli).

Kymberlie is English in Origin.

Kymberlie is a modern respelling of Kimberly, an English given name taken from the surname and place Kimberley. The place name goes back to Old English Cyneburg + leah: Cyneburg is a feminine personal name meaning “royal fortress,” and leah means “wood” or “clearing.” Together they yield “Cyneburg’s clearing,” often interpreted as “meadow of the royal stronghold.” Pronounced KIM-ber-lee, the altered spelling does not change the sense.

Kimberly gained currency in the Anglophone world after the 19th-century prominence of the South African diamond town Kimberley (named for the Earl of Kimberley) and became a top U.S. girls’ name in the 1950s–1970s. Creative variants flourished; Kymberlie is a rare, distinctly feminine choice. Related forms include Kimberly, Kimberley, Kimberlee, Kimberlie, Kymberly, Kymberlee, and Kymberley. Common diminutives are Kim, Kimber, and Kimmie/Kimmy.